Wheeled-toy water-craft.



\ E. s. FOLJAMBE.

WHEELED TOY WATER CRAFT. APPLICATION FILED APR.- 18, 1918.

1,296,277. Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

' ther object of the present invention is to provide a toy of the character stated so designed that the same may be readily cap-' EUGENE S. FOLJAMBE, 0F DREXEL HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEELED-TOY WATER-CRAFT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4., 1919.

Application filed April 18, 1918. Serial No. 229,386.

aft rocking motion may be experienced by the occupant during forward and astern movements of the conveyance as propelled through the medium of a push-pole. A fursized' at the will of the occupant. A still further object of thepresent invention is to provide wheeled toy water-craft of light, du'- rable and comparatively inexpensive con struction which may, if desired, be used indoors without deleterious effect to woodwork, wall paper, furniture and the like should the toy come in contact therewith. Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the provision of wheeled toy water-craft characterized by certain new and novel arrangements, connections, constructions and combinations of parts more fully pointed out hereinafter.

The invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, partly sectioned, of a toy canoe embodying fea tures of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 represents a blank hereinafter referred to, and

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the pushpo e. I

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof, which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be unlized.

derstood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited" to the precise arrangement and organization of. the instrumentalities as herein shown and described. Referring now tothe drawings in detail, there "is shown for illustrative purposes, a

toy symbolic of a canoe although obviously other forms of. Water-craft may be symbolized with equally good results. However, because a canoe construction may be lightly and inexpensively designed it is particularly adaptable for toy purposes, particularly in-doors. In practice, the parts are made principally of wood and a heavy grade of paper. In. the drawings 10 designates the hull of the canoe. In practice, good results have been obtained by employing a heavy grade paper for the purpose, Best results have been obtained by shaping a blank 10 as shown in Fig. 3 and forming same around the keel and bow and stern posts which may be of wood and securing the same thereto asby tacks or equivalent means. The keel comprises the flatstrip 11 having secured thereto, fore and aft, a bow post 12 and a stern post 13 which latter, in cross-section, are relatively wedge-shaped and exteriorly are each grooved to accommodate a buffer 14, for instance rope, which may be glued or otherwise secured to place. Fixed to the underside of the strip 11 are athwart pieces 15, 16 and 17, for instance, one amid-ship and at the bow and one at the stern. Secured to these pieces are 1011- gitudinal strips 18 paralleling the strip 11. Such structure serves to provide a substantial bottom for the canoe and provides mens for supporting the wheels or rollers to be presently described. Braces 19 may be employed fore and aft to provide rigidity and shoulder rests 21 may also be uti- If desired, an opening 22 may be provided the ends of the canoe for the ac commodation of a tow-line. A head 23 of suitable material is provided the gun-Wale of the canoe to add strength and rigidity. In practice, the above parts are properly finished to give a nautical appearance. Secured to the underside of the athwart piece 15 are spaced wheels or rollers 24: which may be covered with rubber if desired, so as to be relatively noiseless in operation. These wheels or rollers provide means whereby the canoe may be moved from place to place and are so spaced that the distance between Wheel centers is considerably less than is the beam of the canoe,so that the occupant of the canoe can readily cause capsizing thereof if desired. Fore and aft the canoe 'is pro vided with other Wheels or rollers, prefer ably casters -'26 for guiding purposes, the diameter of a caster-roller being considerably less in diameter than that of the wheels 24-. This is so that the canoe may be readily tilted fore and aft to provide a used .out of doors and if properly Waterproofed may be used in small bodies of water. V 7

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enulnerated as desirable in the statement of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissiqner of Patents, I

invention and the above description and While I have in the present mstance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particularswithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. What I'claimis: v1. A toy of the character stated comprising a conveyance symbolicof water craft providedamid-ship with spaced Wheelsor rollers upon which the conveyance may be propelled and provided fore .and aft With guide Wheels or rollers arranged to permit of a rocking movement of saidconveyance and an adjunct for said conveyance in the Washington, D. G. 

